Ākina Foundation releases tickets for conference

The Ākina Foundation released tickets
today for their social enterprise conference. The Aotearoa
Social Enterprise Forum is being held on October 19th at the
Wellington Zoo in Newtown.

With a little over a year
since hosting the Social Enterprise World Forum in
Christchurch, the event is the first gathering of New
Zealand’s social enterprise sector since.

The one-day
forum is aimed at social enterprise practitioners, business,
intermediaries, not-for-profits, corporates, public
servants, policy makers, and other whānau interested in
learning and connecting around the social enterprise
kaupapa.The event will be split across a series of
opportunities to engage, including panel discussions,
interactive discussions, practical learning workshops, and
networking. There will be 14 sessions on offer in
total.

Tickets range from $175-270 per person and are
being sold on the social enterprise ticketing platform
Humanitix, with ticket fees supporting their launch into the
New Zealand market.

Sustainability is a key focus for
the event. The Ākina Foundation are working with event
partners Ekos to offset carbon and have chosen a venue that
is CarboNZero certified.

The full programme will be
released in September. For more information, visit www.asef.nz

Our mission is to grow the emerging New Zealand social enterprise sector and our vision is for a sustainable, prosperous and inclusive world. Our name, Ākina, is a Māori word meaning a call for bold action.

We believe social entrepreneurs and social enterprise represents a powerful opportunity to build a new economy that regenerates the environment and creates social foundations for people to thrive.

We offer a range of services for people starting out, social enterprises already operating and those ready for impact investment, and work alongside with a diverse set of organisations and partners.

In support of social enterprise, we call for bold action, lead by example, and commit to our values: being honest, ambitious, determined, ingenious, collaborative, and humble.

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